I too was an adjunct professor and engineer all my adult life. I found teaching was easier for me than communicating with people. I explain it to the fact that when teaching you are in better control because you set up the tempo and rhythm . Also psychologically you feel superior than your students; it helps to maintain confidence. Although aside from teaching there were some embarrassing moments I could not control. I would be careful to portrait myself as an inspiration to other people. Stuttering is a complex multifaceted malady with different degrees of intensity. People should set up their individual goals based on individual realistic expectations. I look forward to the time when this terrible ailment will be fully explained and cured. Frankly, it would be worthy of a Nobel prize!